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Where’s my TV box? (that’s Ohio for Television Remote)

Ahhh~ those reticent little creatures called “rabbits.” So demure. So quiet, As rabbitron.com states:

RABBITS ARE QUIET
They are good pets for apartments, as no one will ever complain about the noise from your pet.

As an aside, I have to stop them right there. I’m sure the article goes on to reveal more, but let’s face it … being a human servant to these beasts, I can honestly say that no, no one will complain about the noise (per se) in my building unless it’s about me yalping because I have just experienced a surprise attack of being bitten on the toe. (or other body parts).

“Wear a pair of pants around the house!” They said.

Or the all-hours-day-and-night of vacuum time combining the clinking of turds with the squealing of the vacuum as that one stinking piece of hay gets stuck sideways and I have to tear the hose apart to fetch the faithful hook (taped coat hanger) to fish out said offending piece of hay.

But I digress.

Civilians “know” that rabbits ARE good pets for apartments. Absolutely. The managers should not even charge extra for them! Rabbits are small, harmless and take up such little space!

The rest of us know that we will NEVER get that deposit back. Well, the joke’s on them! I didn’t want that deposit back anyhow.

But I believe this is a diversionary tactic. This isn’t about the chewed up carpets, baseboards, tile flooring, walls … This is about something far more sinister:

The Lagomorphs’ collective personal vendetta against modern technology. These seemingly innocent lovelies are doing their best to hold humanity back. Oh, yes. You can hide the cords, spray the cords with a bunny-safe deterrent, wrap the cords, cover the cords. I know. I KNOW. But these determined (but adorable) evil geniuses will find a way.

I present to the court: Exhibits A, B, C, D, E, and FFFFF

*A special shout-out to the beautiful hand model.

The exhibits above don’t even include all of the USB cords!

SO. MANY. USB CORDS.

Let us not forget the missing buttons on the television remote.

In fact, I can’t even find the remote. One of them threw the remote. It’s probably stashed with a third of my art supplies that are missing. But what does it matter when your cable looks like this?

FUN FACT: When getting a replacement at the cable company I was asked: Cat or Rabbit?

My GOD. It’s a conspiracy! Or should I say —

[ Well. No. I now find that I should NOT have said that. ]

They SHANT WIN this war! My cords will prevail! (I have next-day shipping).

You know what though? — perhaps all of the above could be used to deter people who impulse buy/buy without researching rabbits! Let us all turn to merriam-webster.com and bow our heads:

Definition of lagomorph. : any of an order (Lagomorpha) of gnawing herbivorous mammals having two pairs of incisors in the upper jaw one behind the other and comprising the rabbits, hares, and pikas.

They have the makings of a horror movie!

Then present this truth:

::DROPS MIC::

PS. I found the remote. It has half a button missing.

2 thoughts on “Where’s my TV box? (that’s Ohio for Television Remote)

  1. I love the clerk’s response to you needing a new remote!

    We’ve only had one rabbit that enjoyed the gummy texture of remote buttons. He died a few years back, but he’s still here in spirit, each time I we press the mangled power button to turn on the TV.

    Thanks for telling/sharing the good and the ugly of life with our furry overlords.

  2. As an aside I’ve found a remedy to the cord chewing (Keeping in mind my buns aren’t as cord driven as yours.).

    1> Aquarium tubing sliced down one side snaps over most slim cords nicely and gives a few minutes to remove cord from sharp, pointy teeth.

    2> Coating cord -especially when already enclosed in tubing- with vinegar (pickle juice or hot sauce work, too) will deter them. Apparently lagomorphs find pickles insulting. This will work on wood furniture, too: Just be sure if you use hot sauce it’s a dark wood.

    3> As you’ve already wisely decided don’t expect your deposit back on carpeted places.

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